4520? That's funny cause when I saw the photos, I was going to ask you what you thought of that new little guy. 4520?
I've got a '70 4520, and its a 4520. Now, I'm not making fun of your 4520 by a long shot, really I'm not, but I have to share a story with you. First, the Deere guy would love nothing more than for me to trade in my 100+ HP, all paid for, no enclosed cab, no ROPs, old reliable 4520. Yes, a 540 PTO on it would be nice from time to time instead of full time 1,000, but I've got other tractors with 540's on them, and a Massey thats 540/1000. But, my 4520 does just fine. Now here's where it gets funny. I've got a littler Deere too, an '80 950 that I bought from a friend going through a divorce at the time, and paid $6,000 at the time, and that was WAY TOO MUCH, but he was a friend and needed the money. I didn't need that little 950, but have it, and its got a loader too. So one day I drive my little 950 up to the Deere guy about this time of year, except its below 0 out, wind is about 30 or 50 MPH, it aint got no cab, no ROPs, nothing and it was about a 5 mile drive. When I got to the Deere guy to drop it off for new rears, I was about frozen to death. He sees me wheel up and right away tries talking me into trading that "beast", he called it, on one of th 4520's out on the lot with enclosed cabs and stuff. I guess I could have a Hiniker on my 4520, but they get too hot and are noisy, and would cost me money. So I take a look out his window as me and my eyeballs were thawing out, and I see a whole bunch of new smaller tractors, compacts, but I don't see a 4520, because I have one and know what one is, and there wasn't one out there, certainly not with a Hiniker on it...and told them that. Then they pointed at about two or three new 4520s like yours, and all had enclosed cabs, and as I recall, they tipped the scales in the mid-$30,000 range, I think they were going for, and about half the size and weight of my 4520. They may have cost even more but I don't remember from six or so years ago. Whatever it was, they were about the same sized as my old 950 that was paid for, way over paid for, and it was ok other than needed new rears, and thats why I was dropping it off. I didn't buy a new 4520 because was too expensive, and I'm 6'2" tall, weigh about 300lbs. I don't think I could have gotten into the cab on it.
Looks like your 4520's a nice tractor, but they sure are or were expensive. Probably don't leak or nothing, but I just don't see me buying nothing new again, I don't suppose. Not one of my tractors has a cab, ROPs, seatbelts, and some don't even have lights. Use yours in good health.
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